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46 Sending and Receiving Text Messages
9SENDING AND RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES
This chapter describes how to send, receive, and
erase text messages from your phone. For
information on voicemail messages, see “Setting
up voicemail” on page13.
Important: The features and menus described in
this chapter may vary depending on services
available in your area. Check with your service
provider for details and possible usage charges.
Sending text messages
You can only send text messages to phones that
are capable of receiving them or to email
addresses.
Creating a text message
1. Select Menu → Messages → New Text Msg.
2. Enter a recipient’s phone number or email
address:
–Select
Options to access your Recent List,
Contacts, or Group Lists and press .
Select a contact and press .
Highlight the number field and press .
For more about group lists, see “Creating
group lists” on page 51.
- or -
– Enter a
New Address manually. (To learn
how to enter text, see “Understanding text
entry screens” on page 16.)
3. Add another recipient if desired:
– Press to select Options then select
Recent List, Contacts, or Group Lists.
- or -
– Enter a space or comma after the first
number then enter another recipient
manually.
Note: You can send a message to up to 10
contacts at once. The messages will be sent
one at a time, once to each addressee.
4. When you are done entering addresses,
press
twice.
5. Enter the message. To learn how to enter text,
see “Understanding text entry screens” on
page 16.
- or -
Add QuickText, symbols, or emoticons in your
message. See “Including prewritten text and
symbols” on page 47 for information.
6. Press to select Send. See “Setting
sending options” on page 47 for information
about how and when you want the message to
be received.